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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
acre
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
belonging
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
Ben
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From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
changes
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From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
cheap
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
cobbler
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
cottage
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
daughter
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
death
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
dollars
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
doubtful
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
England
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
essaying
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
event
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
extent
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
Hampton
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From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
house
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
humble
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
JOB
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From this reading JOB STANTON'S MISTAKE.
land
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
lived
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
lot
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
many
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From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
market
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
marriage
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
MISTAKE
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From this reading JOB STANTON'S MISTAKE.
more
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
moves
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
New
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
plain
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
plat
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
plied
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
quiet
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
rather
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
repaired
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
shoes
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
slowly
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
sometimes
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
STANTON'S
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From this reading JOB STANTON'S MISTAKE.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
task
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
There
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From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
thousand
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
thrown
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From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
town
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From this reading There had not been many changes in the little town of Hampton since Ben left it.
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
village
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
villages
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From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was one of those quiet New England villages where life moves slowly, and a death or a marriage is an event.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
wife
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From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Uncle Job still lived in his plain little cottage with his wife and daughter, and still plied his humble task as the village cobbler, essaying sometimes to make shoes when there were none to be repaired.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was a plat of land belonging to his house rather more than an acre in extent, but land was cheap in Hampton, and it is doubtful whether both house and lot would have brought, if thrown into the market, over one thousand dollars.
